"[Down underneath, a Jeep Cherokee pulls up in front of the apartment building. Nine-year-old Eva Boylan, all tousled gold-brown hair and flashing blue eyes, jumps out of the passenger side. She and her father, Peter Boylan, has been discussing her favorite topic. Why she can't have a pet. Discussing, she thinks with a snort. More like arguing. They always seem to go at it on the weekends her dad has visitation rights. Her father, with sandy brown hair and the same flashing blue eyes, will patiently listen to Eva plead for a pet. Listen, and then calmly shoot down each of her arguments with his own]"
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